In collaboration with Benjamin Walther and with thanks to Menai Oysters & Mussels
“Mytilus edulis (common or blue mussels) are intertidal molluscs, attached to rocks and other hard substrates by strong thread-like structures, and are adapted to live both underwater and outside in the open air. As well as being subject to intensive commercial use they are important filter feeders, playing a vital role in estuaries by removing bacteria and toxins. As one of the public artistic interventions regularly commissioned by the Kunstverein on Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz (L40), Awst & Walther have completely covered a false facade – constructed to disguise a gap between two buildings – with mussel shells.”
